After an enthralling victory in triple overtime earlier this week, our Oregon Ducks stormed back to Papé field to take on the Davidson Wildcats. Coming into this game, the Ducks have an upper hand, as they won all four of their previous matched against Davidson over the years. Twelve minutes into the first half, Oregon was up 2-1 when Kate …
Ice-Cold Ducks Buried in the Rockies
BOULDER, Colo. – It’s not the time of year to lay an egg, but that’s just what the No. 19 Oregon Ducks did at Coors Events Center in Boulder on Thursday night. In a game that would have given Oregon a share of the Pac-12 title and the number-one-seed in the upcoming conference tournament, Colorado crushed the Ducks, 76-53. In …
Altman and Larranaga: Restoring Hope to College Basketball
For college basketball purists; those who care about balance and building programs, the end of the 2011-12 college basketball season was the sport’s absolute nadir. The Kentucky Wildcats were national champions, despite being a team assembled in the mode of all recent teams under head coach John Calipari: a collection of high school stars whose featured players first played as …
Oregon Unknowns: The Last Bad Years
It’s been awhile since Oregon has truly failed in football. Certainly, games have been lost and teams have failed to meet expectations over the years, but the simple fact is that since the early 80’s there have been few seasons when the Ducks have fallen flat. From 1984 until 2012 Oregon has had twenty-four seasons at or above .500, and …
Meet Your New Ducks: Stretch Armstrong Wins The Day!
The Oregon offense has become famous for its blazingly quick receivers and backs. A vast majority of these athletes have been under 6’1″ or so, with a jaw-dropping ability to cut up and down the field; but what about that red zone possession receiver who Mariota can toss the ball up to in the corner of the end zone? Look …
Michigan – A Game of Firsts for Oregon
Coming off a lackluster performance against against a mediocre Stanford team, Oregon would be on the road for the second consecutive week. This time the trip would be to Ann Arbor to face the Michigan Wolverines, who were coming off an unbeaten season, which included a 49-0 thrashing of Southern California in the 1948 Rose Bowl game. Michigan had tied …
Recruiting Update: Magnificent Seven pull an “Andrew Jackson” in New Orleans
Football Recruiting News Much like the general of yesteryear, Helfrich’s magnificent seven are running roughshod through the deep south. Highly touted safety Mattrell McGraw (NR/River Ridge, LA) received an Oregon offer and will be visiting Eugene later in the spring season. “This offer definitely puts (the Ducks) high on my list,” said McGraw. “If the visit goes well then I …
Moving Up in the World (of Men’s Basketball)
With two games left in the season, and only seven days until the start of the PAC-12 Tournament, the regular season of Oregon men’s basketball is winding to a close. The Ducks have made it this far with a record of 23-6, 12-4 in the PAC-12. They are ranked #19 in the country — up five spots from last week …
Third Overtime Is The Charm!
The Oregon Lacrosse team had undoubtedly their most invigorating game of the season this Monday at Papé field. There were a total of ten ties and six lead changes throughout the match. Oregon had a preview of this back and forth rallying on Saturday, but that was only the appetizer to yesteday’s main course. In the end, our Ducks came …
Brooks Back on the Market
Former Oregon Duck star point guard Aaron Brooks is back on the market after being waived by the Sacramento Kings. Brooks and the Kings agreed to a buyout on March 1st regarding his two-year, $6.6 million contract. Had Brooks not been waived and Sacramento relocated to Seattle, Brooks would have been in store for a unique homecoming. Brooks was born …
Is Oregon Adding a Tight End Twist?
We veterans of Oregon football are accustomed to the usual movements within the Inside and Outside Zone Read play and their blocking schemes. Yet in the Fiesta Bowl we ran something unusual with our tight end…. a twist within our Zone Read plays? How did it work and what were the results? Will we see it again? These are great …
Healy Powers Ducks Past Northridge
This is a little more fun now. After Oregon’s offense got things going on Sunday against Cal State Fullerton, the Ducks carried some momentum back to PK Park as Oregon dominated Cal State Northridge on Monday night, 12-4. Oregon (9-3) seemed to have a bit more confidence with the bats, as the Horton-ball scheme worked to perfection, boosting Oregon’s offensive …